Name:
Earnest E. Blanton
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
7061268
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-01-15
State:
Arkansas
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
D
Row:
10
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
Earnest E. Blanton was born in 1922 in White County, Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on January 15, 1945 in Belgium and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.